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Sale 122

Northern California Auction


Italy & Colonies
 
 
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Lot 1893
 
Italy, Colonies Aegeans to Trieste Collection, mostly mint collection in mounts in Scott album, all countries well represented with many complete sets, few on non-Scott pages, also incl. back-of-book, etc., Fine to Very Fine overall.
Scott $16,834.
Estimate $5,000-6,000.
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Lot 1894
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Italy, Extensive Intact Collection, thousands of mint and used in 3 Scott specialty albums to 2007, only missing a few key early items for completion, starts with extensive States, early Italy used, virtually all o.g. from 1920's with some dupl. used, noted 142A-D, 165-70, page of advertising labels mint or used, mix of n.h. and o.g. from 1940's, n.h. from early 1970's, Semi-postals incl. some "BLP" overprints, Airs complete mint incl. 9 different pilot overprints on #C48-C49, other Back of the Book mostly complete mint or used, plus Revenues, Offices Abroad, extensive Aegean Islands incl. 31-35, 36-46, plus overprints, Fiume, Trieste, mixed condition on the States and early classics, otherwise fine to very fine. Realized $12,000 in our 2009 auction.
Estimate $4,500-6,000.
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$11,500
Lot 1895
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Italy, & Colonies Intact Mostly Mint Collection, in 5 Scott albums, Italy mostly complete with earlies mint and used, 1926 on complete mint to 1995 with later n.h., decent back-of-book in another volume with better Airs, Special Delivery complete, Newspapers mostly used earlies with later mint, Colonies somewhat sparse mint, one album another Italy & States collection used somewhat sparse with back-of-book, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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$4,600
Lot 1896

Italy, Trieste Zone A Mint Duplicated Stock, n.h., many hundreds mostly sorted on stockpages, some heavy dupl., mostly "FTT" overprints but also "VG" incl. #1LN13 (3), singles up to $55 cat., 1947 issue incl. few inverted overprints, 1947 and 1948 overprint issues, and 148 set of 3 surcharges with dupl. incl. #15 (56 copies), Airs with 1st few issues complete, Express 1947-48 Issue, Postage Dues, Parcel Post, etc., clean, excellent lot to break down for stock, Fine to Very Fine.
Estimate $600-800.
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$719
Lot 1897
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Italy, Oldtime Mint and Used Collection, on Marini pages to 1962, classics mostly used, value in 20th Century mint and used sets, some issues with both, mostly mint 1942 on, also better singles incl. #54 full o.g. (cat. $2350), Semis, Airs and back of the book, 19th Century mixed condition, 20th Century mostly fine to very fine.
Estimate $350-450.
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Realized
$863
Lot 1898
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Italy, Roman States Mint and Used Accumulation, few hundred dupl. with shades on stockpages, a few identified, few multiples, few questionable, typical condition, potential high cat. value.
Estimate $200-300.
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Realized
$719








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